In a trial that exposed an underbelly of greed, fierce competition, thievery and even racism within a division of the nation’s largest diesel fuel retailer, jurors now face a slew of questions as the case comes to a close.
Was former Pilot Flying J President Mark Hazelwood a hard-charging, jet-setting businessman clueless to the fraud conspiracy among his sales executives and staffers as his defense team has claimed?
Or, as federal prosecutors allege, was Hazelwood a ruthless profiteer who pushed his sales executives to do whatever it takes – including cheating trucking firms of promised diesel fuel discounts – to grow Pilot Flying J’s market share and bottom line?
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